A discectomy (also called open discectomy, if done through a 1/2 inch or larger skin opening) is the surgical removal of abnormal disc material that presses...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord...

sooner than non-surgical treatments. Small endoscopic discectomy (called nano-endoscopic discectomy) is non-invasive and does not cause failed back syndrome...

other symptoms Potential surgical treatments include: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion – A surgical treatment of nerve root or spinal cord compression...

discectomy techniques involved in open discectomy is known as Subtotal Discectomy (SD; or, aggressive discectomy) and the latter, Limited Discectomy (LD;...

development of the Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Cloward moved from Chicago to Hawaii in 1938, becoming the...

were the following: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) Craniotomy for brain tumor (CBT) Discectomy Laminectomy Posterolateral lumbar fusion...

compression occurs and how the cervical spine is aligned. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A surgical treatment of nerve root or spinal cord compression...

herniation regress naturally. Procedures such as foraminotomy, laminotomy, or discectomy may be considered by neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. Regarding...

lumbar discectomy Percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy Cervical Percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion...

Australia/New Zealand/Japan in October 2009. He had an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. "The surgeon opened up my throat from the front", he explained...

involved spinal segments, anterior approaches such as anterior cervical discectomy (removal of the intervertebral disc) and fusion (joining two or more vertebrae...

began seeing clinical use in the 1980s and was primarily used within discectomy to treat lumbar disc disease under the notion that heating a bulging disc...

nerves. Corpectomy is often performed in association with some form of discectomy. When the vertebral body has been removed, the surgeon performs a vertebral...

surgery outcomes with microlumbar discectomy. In 1987, Maroon and Onik introduced percutaneous automated discectomy as a new minimally invasive way to...

surgery. Discectomy (the partial removal of a disc that is causing leg pain) can provide pain relief sooner than nonsurgical treatments. Discectomy has better...

permit the removal or reshaping of a spinal disc as part of a lumbar discectomy. This is a treatment for a herniated, bulging, or degenerated disc.[citation...

that will remove the compressing disc material, a microdiscectomy or discectomy may be recommended to treat a lumbar disc herniation.[citation needed]...

condition had worsened to the point that he had to undergo anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery at Wellington Hospital, London. Khan resumed shooting...

Endoscopic Discectomy Percutaneous Stenoscopic Lumbar Decompression Small or ultra-small endoscopic discectomy (called Nano Endoscopic Discectomy or Endoscopic...

individuals with low back pain fail to improve with conservative measures. A discectomy is a common procedure used to alleviate the radiating pain and neurological...

aggressive form of headbanging, and had to undergo anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. After recuperating from the surgery, he can no longer headbang...

type of anterior cervical spine fusion, such as with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. There are reports of this therapy causing soft tissue swelling...

nerve stimulation), vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, nucleoplasty, endoscopic discectomy, and implantable drug delivery systems are utilized in managing subacute...

a herniated disc, the disc's partial or complete removal, known as a discectomy, has tentative evidence of benefit in the short term. If the cause is...

disc is compressing the nerve roots, hemi- or partial-laminectomy or discectomy may be performed, in which the material compressing on the nerve is removed...

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procedures in TMD may cause symptoms to worsen. Menisectomy, also termed discectomy refers to the surgical removal of the articular disc. This is rarely carried...

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Francisco Paramedian Small Endoscopic L5-S1 Discectomy. CNS 2002 Philadelphia Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Small, Soft Scope Technique. Spine & Peripheral...